Llama 3 8B Instruct
LegacyMeta · on Amazon Bedrock · last checked Oct 19, 2026
Scheduled to retire on Mar 30, 2027 (162 days from the last check).
AWS card says: “Legacy”, Model EOL date: March 30, 2027. AWS does not name a specific replacement model on its lifecycle page or model card. lifecycle page
Model IDs and inference profile IDs
| Endpoint | Model ID | Geo profile IDs | Global profile ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedrock-runtime | meta.llama3-8b-instruct-v1:0https://bedrock-runtime.{region}.amazonaws.com | none | none |
Lifecycle
- Status
- Legacy
- Launched
- Apr 18, 2024
- EOL no sooner than
- Apr 18, 2025
- EOL date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Legacy period
- at least 6 months
- Context window
- 8K tokens
- Max output
- 8K
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Text
Retirement notices
| Regions | Legacy from | Extended access from | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| ap-south-1, ca-central-1, eu-west-2, us-east-1, us-west-2 | Sep 30, 2026 | To be announced | Mar 30, 2027 |
During public extended access the provider may charge more. AWS lifecycle page
Regions and on-demand prices
USD per 1M tokens, standard on-demand tier (no batch, cache, flex, priority or long-context rates). From the AWS Price List API, version published Oct 16, 2026 / Oct 12, 2026.
| Region | Availability | In-Region / Geo in / out |
|---|---|---|
| us-east-1 N. Virginia | In-Region | $0.3 / $0.6 |
| us-west-2 Oregon | In-Region | $0.3 / $0.6 |
| us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | In-Region | $0.3 / $0.6 |
| ca-central-1 Canada | In-Region | $0.35 / $0.69 |
| eu-west-2 London | In-Region | $0.39 / $0.78 |
| ap-south-1 Mumbai | In-Region | $0.36 / $0.72 |
| sa-east-1 São Paulo | price listed, not on availability page | $0.5 / $1.01 |